The impact of the TA will be an improved rural environment, increased rural household income, and an ensured rural energy supply. The expected outcome will be promotion of the use of affordable, environmentally sound, and sustainable BRE through a set of policy and related implementation recommendations, covering institutional, financial and technical aspects, at the national, provincial, and local levels.

The impact of the TA will be an improved rural environment, increased rural household income, and an ensured rural energy supply. The expected outcome will be promotion of the use of affordable, environmentally sound, and sustainable BRE through a set of policy and related implementation recommendations, covering institutional, financial and technical aspects, at the national, provincial, and local levels.

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Description of Outcome

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Environmental Aspects

Involuntary Resettlement

Indigenous Peoples

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Business Opportunities

Consulting Services

TA team implementation will require 4.5 person-months of international and 40 person-months of domestic consulting services. The international consultants will comprise (i) International environment and energy policy specialist/Team leader (2.5 person-months), and (ii) International biomass energy specialist (2 person months). The two consultants should have extensive experience in PRC and with knowledge and best practices in the development of BRE. The require expertise for domestic consultants includes (i) Domestic policy and institutional specialist/Deputy team leader (12 person-months), (ii) Domestic biomass energy specialist (6 person-months), (iii) Domestic biomass resource specialist (6 person-months), (iv) Domestic investment and financial specialist (6 person-months), (v) Domestic environmental specialist(5 person-months); (vi) Domestic social development specialist (5 person-months). One of the domestic consultants will serve as team leader and one of the international consultants will serve as the deputy team leader.

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